There isn’t a single problem we can’t solve if we combine our collective intelligence. This is the primary reason why virtual meetings must be collaborative. Without it, we risk squandering insights, ideas, and the perspective of our stakeholders.

This question and many more are examined in this powerful episode of Eventful: The Podcast for Meeting Professionals produced by Northstar Meetings, sponsored by American Airlines.

Spray painting dead bushes green was the primary aspect of one of my first jobs. I was the only female on a university’s all-male landscaping crew. Because I was a girl, they were unwilling to let me to do what I really wanted to do…cut grass.

Women are advancing economically and professionally, however, we often find ourselves in unhealthy competition with other women. To mitigate micro-aggressions and behavior we regret, I suggest a process based on science and servant leadership.

Diversity fatigue is a real phenomenon that has negatively influenced genuine movement related to Diversity and Inclusion.

There is so much to learn from the experience of others. Believe me, I am the youngest of nine kids and mastered the art of doing the opposite of what my older siblings did to land them in trouble. I gained a tremendous amount of wisdom without earning it myself. They paid the consequences, I learned the lesson.